Unique Garden Projects to DIY (2024)

FAQs

How do you make a creative garden? ›

Have elements of touch. Just as you're thinking about sounds and scents, touch is another of the senses that can be tapped into with mindful garden design. “Include plants around touch, such as soft ornamental grasses, the sort of plants that you want to run your hand through when you walk past,” suggests Griffiths.

Choose plants with definitive structure like grasses, evergreens and gnarled or weeping trees. Native plants are low maintenance and will attract native birds and bees. Plant fragrant lavender to help with relaxation. Build an altar or add sculptures of spiritual figures who are important to you.

Flowers are sparse or non-existent, while foliage should be in neutral shades of green to evoke serenity and harmony. The best plants for a Zen garden include bonsai, topiaries, dwarf conifers, Japanese maples, azaleas, bamboo, sedges, creeping ground covers, ferns and mosses.

Growing a garden has the potential to reduce the amount of money spent on groceries. But this “potential” depends on the costs involved in growing the crops, types, and amounts of vegetables grown, yields that are derived from the garden, and other factors.

As a general rule, put tall veggies toward the back of the bed, mid-sized ones in the middle, and smaller plants in the front or as a border. Consider adding pollinator plants to attract beneficial insects that can not only help you get a better harvest, but will also prey on garden pests.

How do you start a sensory garden? ›

Create child-size places such as a beanpole tepee or a vine-covered tunnel. The sensory garden must be a safe place, if users are to interact with them. Plants should be non-toxic, non-allergenic, and with no pesticide application. Blooms should be pollinated by insects rather than the plant releasing seeds in the air.